Manziel, a former Heisman Trophy winner at Texas A&M, played high school baseball, but the only baseball he has played in the last three years has been throwing out ceremonial first pitches at major league games.

Manziel has never given any indication that he wants to play pro baseball, although he did think about playing baseball at Texas A&M during his recruitment process. Oregon, another school that recruited him, would have allowed him to play both sports.

Manziel played shortstop and second base in high school and wore the No. 2 that has now become synonymous with "Johnny Football" in honor of Derek Jeter.

Big-time quarterbacks are no stranger to recent Major League Baseball drafts. John Elway, Dan Marino, Tom Brady, Daunte Culpepper, Colin Kaepernick and Jake Locker were all drafted by big league teams but instead stuck to the gridiron.

Russell Wilson of the Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks was a fifth-rounder by Baltimore out of high school in 2007, but opted to go to North Carolina State. He was a fourth-round pick of Colorado in 2010 and played in the Rockies' system as a second baseman.

Wilson, who had transferred to Wisconsin, told the Rockies in January 2012 that he wanted to pursue an NFL career, and in December 2013 was acquired by the Texas Rangers in the Rule 5 draft. A few weeks after winning the Super Bowl, Wilson attended Rangers spring training and participated in infield drills.

Next year, Florida State's Jameis Winston could be in the same situation as Manziel. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback also is a hard-throwing closer for the Seminoles' baseball team. Winston was already a 15th-round pick of the Rangers in 2012.